“In adaptive terms, belief has been extraordinarily useful. It is, after all, by believing various propositions about the world that we predict… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
[Religion is a] primitive insurance against disaster. ... Originally religion was merely a function of the self-preservative instinct. Offer sacrifices to the… — Rose Macaulay Copy Share Image
Just to say 'woke' is to always be in a constant stream of consciousness where you don't feel like the wool is… — Brian Tyree Henry Copy Share Image
I've always been very spiritual, since I was a very, very young child. The older I get, I'm reading more, I'm experiencing… — Jhene Aiko Copy Share Image
You know, as Secretary of State, I've been privileged to represent this great country, and I know its strengths, and I know… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
“[M]y religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We cannot find Him unless we know we need Him. We forget this need when we take a self-sufficient pleasure in our… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
The point is that religion puts a value on irrationality, which makes it the perfect tool for promoting irrational beliefs like misogyny.… — Amanda Marcotte Copy Share Image
As for suspense, I like to write books that draw you into the hero's plight from the opening pages, where people put… — Andrew Gross Copy Share Image
Life can only be understood backwards but you have to live it forward. You can only do that by stepping into uncertainty… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
To sustain the belief that there is no God, atheism has to demonstrate infinite knowledge, which is tantamount to saying, “I have… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
“Against a powerful enchantress there is no contest. Against a woman who ensnares a man in the coils of her serpentine intelligence… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
Нe [Kurt Vonnegut] felt that life was largely a crap shoot and that we simply need to muddle on as best we… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
“My desire and wish is that the things I start with should be so obvious that you wonder why I spend my… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Should a conflict arise between the witness of the Holy Spirit to the fundamental truth of the Christian faith and beliefs based… — William Lane Craig Copy Share Image
What we believe, endorse, agree with, and depend on is representable and, increasingly, represented on the Web. We all have to ensure… — Tim Berners-Lee Copy Share Image
I have a deep-down belief that there are folks in the world who are good through and through, and others who came… — Nancy E. Turner Copy Share Image
The Alchemists’ beliefs are my beliefs,” I say quickly. She arched an eyebrow. “Are they? I would hope your beliefs would be… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
The disasteris not the money, although the money will be missed. The disaster is the disrespect--this belief that the arts are dispensable,… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Belief is desecrated when given to unproved and unquestioned statements for the solace and private pleasure of the believer . . .… — William James Copy Share Image
The a priori method is distinguished for its comfortable conclusions. It is the nature of the process to adopt whatever belief weare… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
Affirm: I now willingly release all negative beliefs about myself, my life and all other people. I now forgive myself for thinking… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
My belief has come about in large measure because of the lives and examples of people I have known - not the… — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Religion is faith. Faith is belief without evidence. Belief without evidence cannot be shared. Faith is a feeling. Love is also a… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
It is my belief that one of the most exciting things about the World Wide Web is that they allow minds, as… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The aim of dis-incumbence is a hubristic one, for it requires confidence in the ability of men and women to live in… — David E. Cooper Copy Share Image
Many people and governments share the mistaken belief that science, with new, ingenious devices and techniques, can rescue us from the troubles… — Henry W. Kendall Copy Share Image
The main problem, certainly, for the people who will not get vaccinated with Thimerosal, which was put into polio vaccine. And the… — David Oshinsky Copy Share Image
I love the horror genre for how cinematic it is. I gravitated, I think, initially, toward the horror genre because, of all… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
The key to success in any kind of start up is your level of persistence. It's not so much your intellect. The… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
In one of my songs, in the song on the "Why?" remix that I did with Jadakiss in 2004, I said, "Why… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but I prefer to call… — Michael Polanyi Copy Share Image
It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
Unlike the rationalism of the French Revolution, true liberalism has no quarrel with religion, and I can only deplore the militant and… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
If God causes man to be sick, sickness must be good, and its opposite, health, must be evil, for all that He… — Mary Baker Eddy Copy Share Image
My point is, however, that churches do promote beliefs that would more appropriately find a place in a context of intellectual debate.… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
Men are free when they are obeying some deep, inward voice of religious belief. Obeying from within. Men are free when they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
![“[Religion is a] primitive insurance against disaster. ... Originally religion was merely a function of the self-preservative instinct. Offer sacrifices to the gods and save your crops. And even Christianity, after all, insures heavily against the flaws in this life by belief in another.” quote by Rose Macaulay](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/67f/rose-macaulay-8071_belief_religion-is-a-primitive-insurance-agains_2173210.jpg)
![“[M]y religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/4b6/anonymous-1_belief_m-y-religious-belief-teaches-me-to-feel_2349342.jpg)
![“Нe [Kurt Vonnegut] felt that life was largely a crap shoot and that we simply need to muddle on as best we can, being as kind and loving to one another as possible, right now. It's a pretty good philosophy, no matter what one's religious beliefs or lack of them.” quote by Michael Dirda](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/8ab/michael-dirda-3414_belief_e-kurt-vonnegut-felt-that-life-was-large_1672725.png)
